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The new D Rose logo from Adidas || Credit: Adidas.com

Any Michael Jordan fan or sneakerhead knows the legend: His Airness preferred Adidas and Converse -- the latter of which were repped by Magic Johnson and Larry Bird -- and really wanted nothing to do with Nike. We know how that all ended.

Since he was drafted in 2008, the city of Chicago has had a new son in Derrick Rose, who grew up in the city's south side in dangerous Englewood. Except this son isn't a son of Nike. Adidas, instead, is getting a mega chance to shine in Chi-town like it never got with Jordan in the mid-80s. Though Derrick Rose's new "D Rose" logo was first seen a few months ago, the face of the Bulls and Adidas officially unveiled Thursday the logo, his most recent signature shoe, the adiRose 3, along with his new apparel collection. All items will be available Oct. 4.

Each leaf of the rose on the new logo represents Rose in a unique way. The three leaves, or rose pedals, represent each of his older brothers. The No. 1 in the middle not only signifies his jersey number, but also his mother.

"The D Rose 3 signature collection is special to me because I worked side-by-side with Adidas on everything from materials to fit to colors to make it the best we've done yet," Rose said in a statement through Adidas. "I love the new logo that calls out the most important things to me: my family, basketball and the city of Chicago."

Rose's impending return to the court has been well documented with commercials and social media plugs over the past few months. The 2008-09 NBA Rookie of the Year signed a five-year extension with the Bulls for $94.8 million in 2011, but injured his knee during the playoffs and had surgery in the spring of 2012.

A successful a return on the court for Rose should only lead to increased sales for his newly revamped brand, which will benefit Chicago, Rose and Adidas tremendously. A player's personal logo is important not only for branding purposes, but it helps create an identity for the parent branch. Jordan's Jumpman logo and the LeBron JamesKing James logo is to Nike as what Rose's new logo could be to Adidas.

But telling just how much Chicago's new son and this new rose will bloom when he makes his much anticipated return is the biggest question.